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Free PDF Split Tool

Extract specific pages or page ranges from a PDF into a new, smaller PDF.

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Sometimes you only need a handful of pages out of a much longer PDF — a couple of chapters from a report, or one form buried in a 40-page scan. This tool extracts exactly the pages you specify from an uploaded PDF and assembles them into a new, smaller PDF, in whatever order you list them.

Specify pages as a comma-separated list, individual page numbers, ranges, or a mix of both (e.g. "1,3-5,8") and the tool builds a new PDF containing just those pages, preserving each page's original size and orientation exactly.

How it works

Upload a single PDF and enter which pages you want extracted — a single page number, a range like "3-5", or a comma-separated combination like "1,3-5,8". The tool checks the page numbers against the PDF's actual page count, then builds a new PDF containing just those pages in the order you listed them. Download the result as soon as it's ready.

  1. Upload a single PDF file.
  2. Enter the pages you want, e.g. 1,3-5,8.
  3. Click Extract and download the new PDF.

Examples

Extracting a range of pages

From a 20-page report, entering "5-8" extracts pages 5 through 8 into a new 4-page PDF, leaving the rest of the report out.

Extracting a mix of individual pages and ranges

Entering "1,3-5,10" from a longer document extracts the cover page, pages 3 through 5, and page 10 — five pages total, combined into one new PDF in that order.

Who should use it

  • Pulling a specific chapter or section out of a longer report.
  • Extracting one form or page from a larger scanned document.
  • Reordering a handful of pages from a source PDF into a new sequence.

Industry applications

  • Legal and contract management
  • Office administration
  • Publishing and reporting
  • Scanning and archiving workflows

Advantages

  • Supports single pages, ranges, and combinations in one request.
  • Reports the PDF's actual page count when a requested page doesn't exist, instead of failing silently.
  • Preserves each extracted page's original size and orientation.

Limitations

  • Produces one combined output PDF from the selected pages, not separate individual PDF files per page.
  • Can't open password-protected or corrupted PDFs.
  • A single 20MB source file limit per split.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Miscounting pages in a long document and requesting the wrong range.
  • Forgetting that page numbers refer to the PDF's own page order, not a printed page number that might differ (e.g. front matter numbered separately).
  • Trying to split a password-protected PDF without removing the password first.

Best practices

  • Open the source PDF first to confirm the exact page numbers you need before entering a range.
  • Use commas to combine multiple non-adjacent pages or ranges in a single extraction instead of running the tool multiple times.
  • Keep the original file until you've confirmed the extracted PDF contains exactly what you expected.

Tips

  • If you're not sure of the exact page count, try a wide range first — the tool will tell you the real page count if your range goes too far.
  • List pages in the exact order you want them to appear in the output, not necessarily their original order.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, with no signup and no limit on how many times you use it.
As a comma-separated list of page numbers and/or ranges, like "1,3-5,8". Ranges are inclusive, so "3-5" extracts pages 3, 4 and 5.
The tool tells you exactly how many pages the uploaded PDF actually has and which page number(s) you requested don't exist, rather than silently ignoring them or failing generically.
Yes — pages are extracted in the order you list them, so "5,1,3" produces a new PDF with page 5 first, then page 1, then page 3.
No — each extracted page keeps its original size and orientation exactly as it was in the source file.
It's used only to produce the extracted PDF and isn't retained afterward — only the resulting output is kept, linked to your browser session so you can re-download it.

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